Above, the Beaver Tail left East Ferry and headed to Newport for better protection. It was blown onto the Jamestown shore more than 2 miles north of town. The crew got ashore safely, but the ferry was ...

Holy Week events at St. Matthew’s April 13 • Palm Sunday service at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. April 14-18 • Morning prayer at 10 a.m. Eucharist on Wednesday. April 17 • Maundy Thursday foot-washing and agape ...

The Audubon Society of Rhode Island, representing our 17,000 members and supporters, strongly opposes any process that would develop Gould Island for recreational or other uses. The Jamestown Town ...

Parking is no longer allowed on the eastern waterfront side of Bay View Drive from Conanicus Avenue north to Davis Street. The town council approved the amended ordinance Monday during a public ...

Dubbed a magical, timeless fairy tale reborn with the Rodgers & Hammerstein hallmarks of originality, charm and elegance, the enchanted version of “Cinderella” has arrived for the ball. The Jamestown ...

The main takeaway from the meeting to discuss of the future of Fort Getty was that the trailer park is both an asset in terms of generating revenue and supporting local businesses. The seasonal ...

Together with right, title and fee ownership to the Fifty (50) foot road as described above in the descriptions of both Parcels One and Two. Said Parcels One and Two along with the fifty (50) foot ...

Howie Tighe, third from left, is sworn in as fire chief last Thursday at the volunteer department’s annual meeting. Tighe was voted to replace Jim Bryer, who served 18 years as chief. His deputies for ...

The E-ZPass walk-in center at the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority will now be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. “We’ve extended our hours to give customers more ...

There will be no Republicans on the ballot for the second consecutive election for town council. The GOP also will be absent in the races for school committee and town moderator. Eight candidates, ...

When architect Don Powers presented his “dream program” for a rehabilitated senior center at 6 West St., it came with a caveat. The estimated cost, introduced to the town council at its April 1 ...

The town council is asking the state legislature to support a bill to exempt Jamestown from a law that prohibits municipalities from levying a tax of more than 4 percent above the previous fiscal year ...